Shloka 32
Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana
Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness
पार्वत्युवाच । वासुदेव महाबुद्धे कृष्ण तुष्टास्मि तेऽनघ । गृहाण मत्तश्च वरान्मनोज्ञान्भुवि दुर्लभान्
pārvatyuvāca | vāsudeva mahābuddhe kṛṣṇa tuṣṭāsmi te'nagha | gṛhāṇa mattaśca varānmanojñānbhuvi durlabhān
Pārvatī said: “O Vāsudeva, O Kṛṣṇa of great intellect, O sinless one—I am pleased with you. Accept from me these boons, delightful to the heart and rarely obtained in the world.”
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
This verse highlights anugraha (divine grace): when devotion and virtue are recognized, the Divine Mother (Śakti) bestows rare blessings, showing that upliftment in the world and on the spiritual path ultimately flows from higher grace.
Within Shaiva Siddhanta, Śiva and Śakti act inseparably; the Mother’s boon-giving here reflects the compassionate, saguna (grace-bestowing) dimension of the Supreme, supporting devotees who approach Śiva through embodied forms, rites, and devotion.
The direct takeaway is cultivating purity and devotion to receive grace; a Shaiva-aligned practice would be regular japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with reverence to Śiva-Śakti, alongside sattvic conduct.